Letting Containers Organize You
One of the biggest mistakes people make when getting organized is buying containers first. However, once you declutter and get organized, containers CAN play an active role in helping you STAY organized, if you choose them strategically. They can then be like organizing tour guides.
March 2016, Better Connecticut, Attic Organizing Tips
This was a very special segment, because Matt Baier was joined by one of our new favorite clients, John Weigold, to talk attic organizing. John is on reserve duty as Rear Admiral to the Pacific Fleet. He shared with hosts, Kara Sundlun and Scot Haney how the Matt Baier Organizing team helped him get his attic "ship shape." Matt was also joined by his colleague, Susan Lovallo, who is a spokesperson for a great new attic product Lock & Rollin, a roll out floor.
Attic Organizing Strategies
If all clutter is “postponed decisions” (and it is), then it is probably safe to say the decisions in the attic are the MOSTponed.
Does more categories equal more organized?
Too many categories can actually make you more disorganized than having none at all. There is a point of diminishing returns on categories.
Organizing Files By Temperature
Our clients often get ahead of themselves. I mean WAY ahead of themselves. We may be looking at 30 bags and boxes of papers and the client will ask, “Do you recommend color-coding my files?” What I’m really hearing in their voices is “CAN we color-code my files PLEASE?” It’s as if a magical rainbow of colors will make the 30 bags and boxes disappear.
Organizing to Show and Go
Getting your house on the market and getting ready to move can be a very stressful time. Having a comprehensive plan can reduce that stress. We help folks with this type of work every week , so here are a some of the essential guidelines we recommend for such a plan.
Organizing and the Al Hirschfeld Effect
Before I was a professional organizer, I was a professional illustrator. What’s the connection?Read More
January 2016, Better Connecticut, Kitchen Organizing
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The Kitchen as Organizing Lab
If there was one room that made sense as a lab to experiment with organizing processes, it would be the kitchen. If you can master these principles in the kitchen lab, you can master them in the rest of your house. Here are five of my favorites.
Christmas Organizing Jumpstart
Are you having a hard time getting going with the Christmas decorating this year? Here’s a tip that I have found useful in getting the ball rolling. Create a Christmas jumpstart box.
Time Management for Resolutions
The new year is still a few weeks away, but this is the perfect time to think about how to make those new years resolutions a reality this year. Effective time management is the key.
Organizing Shades of Grey in the Kitchen
One of the problems my clients tend to have with organizing is that they to see everything in black and white. Whether an item is extremely valuable or completely useless, it's easy to find a home for it. The real challenge comes with all the shades of grey in between.
Great Ideas For the Space Under the Stairs
If you live in a two-storey house, chances are you have stairs and some space below them. Don't let it go unused!
Holiday Organizing and Beyond
It may seem too early to start thinking about holiday organizing, but a big part of organizing is planning ahead, so your next steps are easier. Besides talking about holiday storage, I'm also going to throw in some general storage tips as well.
When to Organize to 100%
I have written a lot on the subject of perfectionism-as-a-barrier. People often confuse organizing with a quest to be perfect and that’s a mistake. Organizing is more about managing priorities effectively. That said, although we usually don’t have the time to be perfect, there are times when managing priorities benefits from pushing things to 100%. Here are three examples.
